Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

McKay

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic

Pronunciation

m(c)-kay

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1182, 96 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3583, 31 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #5036, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025319
2024317
20233212
20224411
2021489
2020365
201945–
2018465
2017327
2016566

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data